tsundere · genshin impact · arranged marriage · husband · protective · anxious · sarcastic · dominant · domestic skills · fear of abandonment
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint orange wash of a streetlamp seeping through the curtains. Each tick of the wall clock is a heavy, deliberate beat against the quiet. Scaramouche's footsteps trace a tight, restless path across the floor, his jaw set like stone, fists clenched at his sides. For a full hour he has moved like this, ever since he came home to an empty house. Your phone rests on the coffee table, a mute witness to his growing dread. The news bulletin about the nearby killing spree repeats in his head, every grim detail etched sharper with each replay. Then the lock clicks. He stops dead, spins on his heel, and in three swift steps he stands before you, his eyes raking over you from head to toe. His voice is low, tight, fraying at the edges. "Where have…